News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE, Swiss Customs support Kyrgyz Customs Service in assessing its risk management system
Publishing date: 14 August 2014
BISHKEK, 14 August 2014 – Representatives of Switzerland’s Federal Customs Administration of (FCA) started a two-week official visit to Bishkek today, with the support of the OSCE to examine the functioning of the risk management system of the State Customs Service of the Kyrgyz Republic...
Effective measures to combat corruption in focus at OSCE Border Management Staff College workshop
Publishing date: 18 July 2014
DUSHANBE, 18 July 2014 – Strategies and approaches to prevent and combat corruption were in focus at a five-day workshop that concluded at the OSCE Border Management Staff College in Dushanbe today...
OSCE supports dialogue on transparency and accountability in Armenia
Publishing date: 18 July 2014
YEREVAN, 18 July 2014 – In an effort to support Armenia in meeting its commitments within the Open Governance Partnership (OGP) Initiative, the OSCE Office in Yerevan hosted a round table discussion today in Yerevan...
Albania’s Anti-corruption Co-ordinator presents OSCE-supported national action plan to combat graft
Publishing date: 16 July 2014
TIRANA, 16 July 2014- Bledar Çuçi, the Minister of State for Local Issues, who also serves as Albania’s National Co-ordinator on Anti-corruption, and the OSCE Presence in Albania today in Tirana presented the draft Anti-corruption Action Plan 2014-2017. The Action Plan was put together with the support and co-operation of the OSCE Presence in Albania...
OSCE opens five temporary premises following floods and landslides in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 11 July 2014
SARAJEVO, 11 July 2014 – The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina has opened five temporary premises to provide support in the aftermath of the devastating floods and landslides that struck the country in May. They are now operational in Bijeljina, Maglaj, Orasje, Samac and Prijedor and add to the Mission’s existing structure of 11 field offices covering the entire territory of BiH...
Kyrgyzstan removed from FATF non-co-operative countries list, with OSCE assistance
Publishing date: 3 July 2014
Kyrgyzstan has been removed from the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and will no longer be subject to the FATF’s monitoring process under its ongoing global process of compliance with requirements on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). This was announced at the third FATF Plenary meeting held from 25 to 27 June 2014 in Paris. The OSCE Centre in Bishkek contributed to this through providing technical assistance to Kyrgyzstan...
OSCE and partners support regional expert seminar in Tirana on good practices in preventing corruption
Publishing date: 27 June 2014
TIRANA, 27 June 2014 – Fifty-five senior anti-corruption officials and leading civil society representatives from OSCE participating States in eastern and south-eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia came together for a two-day regional expert seminar on preventing corruption. The seminar ended today in Tirana...